Advice hates!!!!

Not sure if it was here or the August board....but they were talking about the bits of advice that you like....here are my three hated pearls of wisdom.....more like hated comments!!! 1. He must be hungry! (really....he just ate!) 2. He mustn't be tired if he doesn't want to go/stay asleep! (really....why are his little red eyes drooping?) and 3. Maybe he is bored! (really....want else would you like me to be doing with him at 12 weeks of age?)......what things do you wish people would leave in their heads??

Not sure if it was here or the August board....but they were talking about the bits of advice that you like....here are my three hated pearls of wisdom.....more like hated comments!!! 1. He must be hungry! (really....he just ate!) 2. He mustn't be tired if he doesn't want to go/stay asleep! (really....why are his little red eyes drooping?) and 3. Maybe he is bored! (really....want else would you like me to be doing with him at 12 weeks of age?)......what things do you wish people would leave in their heads??

I loved it when I was told that by demand feeding DS I was creating a rod for my own back! Oh and I had to let him cry it out from birth otherwise he'd end up spoiled and demanding. They just got the ' oh yeah... ' brush off!

I loved it when I was told that by demand feeding DS I was creating a rod for my own back! Oh and I had to let him cry it out from birth otherwise he'd end up spoiled and demanding. They just got the ' oh yeah... ' brush off!

Mmmm... I hate "he must be teething" EVERY time a child is grumpy or unsettled for the first 2 years of their life. And the other pearled is "give your 3 week old baby water at night so they learn not to want to feed at night". Yeah, heard both of these from plenty of "experts"....

Mmmm... I hate "he must be teething" EVERY time a child is grumpy or unsettled for the first 2 years of their life. And the other pearled is "give your 3 week old baby water at night so they learn not to want to feed at night". Yeah, heard both of these from plenty of "experts"....

I love this post! My parents are all those. Sick of hearing oh he must be bored when he cries, you don't stimulate him enough.... No mum and dad he is tired hence why we went to tresillian and they said he is a bad sleeper and is always tired no wonder!! He goes to gymbaroo, playgroup, shopping, plays with me on his mat, and he's always with me, what else do you want me to do ffs he is 21 weeks old. Oh yeah another word of wisdom from my father... Don't put him on his tummy it makes the reflux worse..... I could strangle my parents

I love this post! My parents are all those. Sick of hearing oh he must be bored when he cries, you don't stimulate him enough.... No mum and dad he is tired hence why we went to tresillian and they said he is a bad sleeper and is always tired no wonder!! He goes to gymbaroo, playgroup, shopping, plays with me on his mat, and he's always with me, what else do you want me to do ffs he is 21 weeks old. Oh yeah another word of wisdom from my father... Don't put him on his tummy it makes the reflux worse..... I could strangle my parents

I am so god damn sick of being told my 2 year old is teething. SHE HAS ALL HER TEETH! I get told the same thing EVERY week by my MIL. "Oh she did a HUGE poo. I think she's teething again." "Her nose is running, I really think she's teething," how about... no?

I am so god damn sick of being told my 2 year old is teething. SHE HAS ALL HER TEETH! I get told the same thing EVERY week by my MIL. "Oh she did a HUGE poo. I think she's teething again." "Her nose is running, I really think she's teething," how about... no?

Oh my god, I love this post!! My daughter hates being out and about, and cries most of the time. Every store, someone tells me she must be hungry or 'is it feed time?' No! I just fed her. She just cries!! I have to listen to it for 24 hours a day, you deal with it for 5 mins. I have to get stuff done and have to leave the house sometimes!! Arghh! My MIL, she blames everything on 'she has a pain'. No she doesn't have a pain... She is tired...!! Stop talking to her and simulating her so she will go to sleep!! Arghh! I feel better after this vent!!

Oh my god, I love this post!! My daughter hates being out and about, and cries most of the time. Every store, someone tells me she must be hungry or 'is it feed time?' No! I just fed her. She just cries!! I have to listen to it for 24 hours a day, you deal with it for 5 mins. I have to get stuff done and have to leave the house sometimes!! Arghh! My MIL, she blames everything on 'she has a pain'. No she doesn't have a pain... She is tired...!! Stop talking to her and simulating her so she will go to sleep!! Arghh! I feel better after this vent!!

We give LO a small drink bottle of juice every day (watered down and hardly drinks all of it) because he enjoys it and it saves me sharing my juice. I cop a heap of **** from DH's Nanna about how I am making my son fat and he will have diabetes because I give him too much sugar. But it's perfectly ok to give him hot chips every time she sees him?! Grr!

We give LO a small drink bottle of juice every day (watered down and hardly drinks all of it) because he enjoys it and it saves me sharing my juice. I cop a heap of **** from DH's Nanna about how I am making my son fat and he will have diabetes because I give him too much sugar. But it's perfectly ok to give him hot chips every time she sees him?! Grr!

Haha with the pain thing kazza my MIL would always say oh maybe he has a pain in the belly or a tummy bug well freakin really don't you think he would be vomiting if it was a tummy bug!? And now if its not the tummy bug thing it's teeth he cut his first tooth and you wouldn't have even known gahh that stupid woman sh!ts me to tears! I used to get along with her really well until all the advice started

Haha with the pain thing kazza my MIL would always say oh maybe he has a pain in the belly or a tummy bug well freakin really don't you think he would be vomiting if it was a tummy bug!? And now if its not the tummy bug thing it's teeth he cut his first tooth and you wouldn't have even known gahh that stupid woman sh!ts me to tears! I used to get along with her really well until all the advice started

Kazza...you're my new best friend!!! Sorry Parismac.....when you're back you can both be!!!! I get that in the shops (not that I'm brave enough to go most days....that's why I'm going a little nuts here!!) 'NO....it's just what he does!! he cries and screams and I can't fix it!!' I even had a guy yell out the car window driving past on our walk the other day!! I think he meant well....but!!

Kazza...you're my new best friend!!! Sorry Parismac.....when you're back you can both be!!!! I get that in the shops (not that I'm brave enough to go most days....that's why I'm going a little nuts here!!) 'NO....it's just what he does!! he cries and screams and I can't fix it!!' I even had a guy yell out the car window driving past on our walk the other day!! I think he meant well....but!!

Ha ha, my new BFF! And yes I am on here a bit at the moment cause I can't go out either!! Gives me something to do when I have a little leech on me feeding!! Speaking of some guy screaming from the car, I walked to the shops today with my 2 yo (mum stated with newborn) and some guy in a ute screamed out something to me... It was either hot ass or fat ass... I am going to go with hot ass!!! Ha ha!!

Ha ha, my new BFF! And yes I am on here a bit at the moment cause I can't go out either!! Gives me something to do when I have a little leech on me feeding!! Speaking of some guy screaming from the car, I walked to the shops today with my 2 yo (mum stated with newborn) and some guy in a ute screamed out something to me... It was either hot ass or fat ass... I am going to go with hot ass!!! Ha ha!!

That's funny!! I had to contain my giggles as I'm in bed and ds is in his bed next to me! (yes already...it's rockin here on a saturday night...DH is at a wedding eating jellyfish...pigeon and goodness knows what else....I think a maccas run will be done somewhere between the city and here!!) sorry everyone else...off topic!!

That's funny!! I had to contain my giggles as I'm in bed and ds is in his bed next to me! (yes already...it's rockin here on a saturday night...DH is at a wedding eating jellyfish...pigeon and goodness knows what else....I think a maccas run will be done somewhere between the city and here!!) sorry everyone else...off topic!!

Crazy sat night here too, we have all been in bed for around an hour. Can't sleep yet though! Nothing like a good night out and a maccas run! I miss it!! My hubby always thinks he can eat a thousand cheeseburgers when he has had a few drinkys.... I usually wake up the next day with cheeseburger wrappers on my doorstep!

Crazy sat night here too, we have all been in bed for around an hour. Can't sleep yet though! Nothing like a good night out and a maccas run! I miss it!! My hubby always thinks he can eat a thousand cheeseburgers when he has had a few drinkys.... I usually wake up the next day with cheeseburger wrappers on my doorstep!

Ooooh, I just thought of another one (courtesy of my MIL)... "She must have wind, she's blue around the lips"... Um, if that were the case there'd be a whole lot more to worry about than wind. Oh, it's not wind? Must be getting a new tooth! Back to square one!!!! Arrggghhhhhh!

Ooooh, I just thought of another one (courtesy of my MIL)... "She must have wind, she's blue around the lips"... Um, if that were the case there'd be a whole lot more to worry about than wind. Oh, it's not wind? Must be getting a new tooth! Back to square one!!!! Arrggghhhhhh!

'when my kids were this age...', 'I don't want to tell you what to do but...' within 5 minutes of seeing ds 'he seems hot, he must have a fever, you should take him to the dr'/'he's sneezing a lot, I think he has a cold'/'he seems upset, do you think he's sick?'

'when my kids were this age...', 'I don't want to tell you what to do but...' within 5 minutes of seeing ds 'he seems hot, he must have a fever, you should take him to the dr'/'he's sneezing a lot, I think he has a cold'/'he seems upset, do you think he's sick?'

Agree Kazza... Not sure what the heck they are looking at but both my MIL and FIL always say it!!! Drives me nuts. They also take immense pride if one of our children burps or farts when they are holding them because they know the "proper way" to burp them. And the other one is "do you want me to have a go" when I am holding a baby and they are not burping...like every time you cuddle your child they should be emitting huge amounts of wind!!!

Agree Kazza... Not sure what the heck they are looking at but both my MIL and FIL always say it!!! Drives me nuts. They also take immense pride if one of our children burps or farts when they are holding them because they know the "proper way" to burp them. And the other one is "do you want me to have a go" when I am holding a baby and they are not burping...like every time you cuddle your child they should be emitting huge amounts of wind!!!

I have to say the one I hate the most is "your doing it wrong try/do this it will work" uhm lady how old are your kids? Oh 15 months right well I've got a 4 year old a two year old and raised my 8 year old niece from the time she was born till she was three so I think I know what I'm doing by now. This was a convo between me and some random nosey cow in big w when I was minding my friends tired baby while she was sorting a laybuy out I have no idea what the other lady thought I was doing wrong but I certainly wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary (was rocking and shushing the pram=easiest way to put her to sleep)I wish I could tell these people keep your silly advice to yourself it only makes you look like a twit.

I have to say the one I hate the most is "your doing it wrong try/do this it will work" uhm lady how old are your kids? Oh 15 months right well I've got a 4 year old a two year old and raised my 8 year old niece from the time she was born till she was three so I think I know what I'm doing by now. This was a convo between me and some random nosey cow in big w when I was minding my friends tired baby while she was sorting a laybuy out I have no idea what the other lady thought I was doing wrong but I certainly wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary (was rocking and shushing the pram=easiest way to put her to sleep)I wish I could tell these people keep your silly advice to yourself it only makes you look like a twit.

Love all of these, except (and I know being controversial :) is I agree about the blue lips thing. But that was just for my kid. May not be the same for everyone. I got all if these plus more because I was 19 when I had my son. So everyone thought I was a **** parent. But as it turns out, now parents are asking me for advice! How the tides change lol

Love all of these, except (and I know being controversial :) is I agree about the blue lips thing. But that was just for my kid. May not be the same for everyone. I got all if these plus more because I was 19 when I had my son. So everyone thought I was a **** parent. But as it turns out, now parents are asking me for advice! How the tides change lol

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